Slippers1850-1900

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Pair of slip-on shoes with dense needlepoint embroidery in a floral pattern of red, lavender, yellow, and green, displayed toe-up against a black background

Two pairs of needlepoint slippers against a black background. Top pair: loafer-style shoes densely embroidered with floral motifs in red, purple, yellow, and green. Bottom pair: smaller backless mules shown sole-up in red, with tops featuring geometric circular needlepoint pattern in blue, teal, and cream.

Title: Slippers
Place Made: Europe or United States
Date Made: 1850-1900
Medium: Linen canvas with wool needlepoint (Berlin work) and leather
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (7.94 × 9.53 cm) Length: 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm)
Credit Line: Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number: M.67.8.165a-b
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography: Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.

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Slippers1850-1900

Not on view

Title: Slippers
Place Made: Europe or United States
Date Made: 1850-1900
Medium: Linen canvas with wool needlepoint (Berlin work) and leather
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (7.94 × 9.53 cm) Length: 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm)
Credit Line: Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number: M.67.8.165a-b
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography: Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.

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